formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
If you’ve been keeping up with previous updates, you’re aware of numerous rescheduling moves by studios in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, I’m diving into a few of the remaining question marks and potential moves we could still … Continued
Arc Cinema in Peterhead has been a long-running project and has been built on the site of the former Gala Bingo in the town centre. Now the developers behind the venue have applied to Aberdeenshire Council planners to refurbish and … Continued
Odeon has withdrawn its planning application to refurbish its Guildford cinema and extend it into the former Old Orleans restaurant building. The cinema giant had submitted proposals to Guildford Borough Council (GBC) in February to build two new screens at its Bedford Road site, extending it … Continued
The historic Danilo cinema building in Brierley Hill, originally opened by George Formby, has gone on the market for £295,000 as property agents Siddall Jones seek a new owner with “imagination”. Read more: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/business-picks/2020/03/30/owner-sought-for-former-cinema-and-nightclub-in-brierley-hill/
THE UK could see a return to 1950s style drive-in cinemas after normal indoor venues close due to the coronavirus social distancing rules. Read more: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1263022/coronavirus-uk-drive-in-cinema-uk-coronavirus-lockdown-social-distancing
At a planning meeting last week, councillors agreed to give the green light to the ambitious new plans. Kirkcaldy has been without a cinema since since 2000, when the ABC on the High Street closed down. Read more: https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/plans-new-fife-cinema-approved-2506160